The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-18
THE STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


The sale of timber land by Messrs. j. F.
Prescott and p I'll. Stubs to V. b. Mead Of
Boston, included between 5000 and 5000 acres
in the Mt. Abram region. The Chronicle
says that the price paid was $1.25 per acre.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Maine Farmer has entered upon the
fifty -sixth year of its life. 1t has already
led long and useful life, but under its pres
elt management its future looks even bright
er than its past.
Six thousand copies of the report of the
Secretary of the Maine Board of Agricul-
ture have been bound at the State bindery,
and 5000 more copies of the same report still
remain to be bound.
Gen. II. NJ. Sprague, of the State Pension
Department says there have been 1,085 APP
plications for pensions since Jan. LIST, in
stead of 235, as has been reported.
A man with long gray beard, which hung
from his chin in a tangled mass, whose eyes
were concealed behind a pair Of green Cog
giles, and who wore placard on his breast
bearing the significant inscription, II am
blind" was found to be an imposter in Au-
gusta.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The stockholders of the E. & N. A. rail-
road held q meeting Wednesday afternoon in
Bangor, for the purpose OF electing direct.
ors, and tle election resulted in the choice of
the old board, consisting of Messrs. N. z.
Aver, F. A. Wilson, c. p. Stetson, I. j.
Stewart, Sprague Adams, E. III. Blake, Noah
Woods. c. f. Bragg, and Isaac Strickland,
the last two being city directors.
Qs SOMERSET COUNTY.
Last Monday evening, Willard A. Rich.
ardsOn, the popular young baggage master OF
Conductor AndersOn's train on the Maine
Central, was married to Miss Alice Mabel
Pishon at East Fairfield.
sos. sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The rumsellers of Bath are beginning to
feel shaky. The city marshal is right after
them, and the police are backing him up so
need of special constable. BY the way, it
is whispered that Gov. Bodwell is not likely
to appoint Bailey.
Capt. Colby, of the tug Clara Clarita'
which went ashore on Stage Island last week.
accuses the life-saving crew at Hunnewelps
Point with remissness of duty in connection
with the accident to his boat He intimates
that they wanted the Clara Clarita to be
wrecked so that they could have the honor
Of saving the crew.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Waldo county Jersey creamery at
Monroe, was changed in June, 1886, from
cheese to butter factory, and during the
past season nearly 1000 pounds amonth was
made in June and July, the amount made
later brag somewhat less. The butter was
all sold 10 Bangor and Bar Harbor parties.
The rockweed industry in the fall of the
year Is no small business at SearSp0rt. IL Is
estimated that more than 200 cords of rock
weed drift in and Is pulled from the rocks in
that vicinity. Large quantities are coated
in, landed on Steamboat Point and sold by
the jewellers for house banking and fertilz-
ing.
YORK COUNTY.
Sumner Cummings resigned his position as
station agent of the Boston d Maine rail-
road at Biddeford, on Wednesday. He is
succeeded by Alphonso NJ. Goodwin, the for
egraph Company. c. l.. Benson, the former
night operator, takes the position of Mr..
Goodwin and Albert ii. Milliken has been
appointed night operator. Mr.. Cummings
has accepted position in the Boston Office
of the New York g. New England railroad
freight department, and will commence his
duties Dec. LIST.
A Saco gentleman who CHANGED to be at
the Boston q Maine station when Wednes-
day nights Pullman came in, was approach
ed by shiyering, poorly clad young man,
who solicited pipeful of tobacco, and vol
unteered the information that he had come
from Boston and was going to Bangor. Won
dering why he appeared so cold, the gentle-
man watched him as the train started out
from the depot and saw him swing himself
on to the cowcatcher and stow himself unob-
served against the boiler.
IN GENERAL.
Inspector Townsend. of the post office de-
partment, who has been engagedin inspect
ing the fourth-class offices in eastern Maine,
has finished his work for the season, having
visited nearly every Office in Penobscot, Han
cock and Aroostook counties. He finds them
all in good condition.